Barbados/Guyana showdown to highlight Briso Promotions `Return of the Scorpio’ card

“All airline tickets are bought, all accommodations have been booked and all contracts are signed.”

So said Seon Bristol, CEO of Briso Promotions yesterday in an update of the Scorpio’ Pro/Am Card billed for May 21 at the National Gymnasium.

The lacing up of the loose ends, moves essentially paves the way for the “smooth running “of the international fixture which will pit local fighters against Colombians, Jamaicans and Bajans.

“Everything is on stream for the smooth running of the event” said Bristol yesterday. Five exciting professional bouts and an equal number of amateur engagements are confirmed for the impending fight night, which will be headlined and co-headlined by Elton Dharry and Dexter ‘De Kid’ Marques respectively.

Dharry will enter the squared circle against Ronald Ramos in an eightround bantamweight fixture whilst Marques will battle Luis Carrillo in an eightround super bantamweight encounter.

A Caribbean rivalry will also resume on fight night as Terrence Adams is penciled to face Barbadian, Ricardo Blackman, while Anthony Augustin will match skills with Anderson Emanuel also of Barbados. The card will also feature a six-round super flyweight bout between Natalya Delgado and Darianis Garcia.

According to organizers, the highly anticipated event is being projected to surpass the atmosphere, ambiance, and overall quality of the recently staged Patrick Forde Memorial Championships, which was hailed as the benchmark for a local boxing event.

Tickets cost $10,000 (VVIP), $6000 (VIP), $3000 (Ringside) and $1500 (Stands) for the event which is scheduled to box off from 19:00hrs. (Emmerson Campbell)